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KidsRights Reports

Each winner of the International Children's Peace Prize is dedicated to a specific child rights theme. KidsRights conducts research on these themes to provide background to our work and that of the winners. The research is published in our KidsRights Reports. Reports that have been published so far are for example about street children, child labor and child participation.

The Widening Educational Gap for Syrian Refugee Children
This report analyses the different barriers for Syrian refugee children to access primary and secondary education in neighboring countries. A shocking 43% of all Syrian school-aged refugee children in the region have no access to education. This research for the first time transcends local and per-state studies and offers overarching regional conclusions about the worsening educational situation for Syrian refugee children.

A Crisis within a Crisis: Access to Education for Syrian Refugee Children
Education is instrumental in the development of children and it provides a protective and stable environment for children living in crisis areas. However, at least 530.000 Syrian refugee children living in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon are out of school. In the report, KidsRights urges the international community to take action.

Children's Rights and the Environment

Cleaning Up the Mess: Children's Rights and Environmental Protection
More than three million children under the age of five die every year from environment-related diseases and many more suffer from environmental issues. The protection of the environment and the protection of children should be integrated. Children have a major role to play in this and must be taken seriously.

Child Participation: From Rights to Reality
Children have the right to participate, to be heard and the right to access information. Child participation is not only beneficial for children themselves, but also for the whole society. Child participation leads to better outcomes in most situations and contributes to social involvement and active citizenship.